Famous Optical Illusions
This famous illusion can look like either a vase or two faces.
What is the Rubin Vase?
The Mandela Effect is named after this historical figure because many people falsely remembered him dying in prison.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This part of the brain is responsible for forming new memories
What is the hippocampus?
This common memory failure happens when you forget why you walked into a room.
What is the door way effect?
This famous illusion illustrates two lines that appear to be different lengths but are actually the same.
What is the Müller-Lyer illusion?
People often misquote this famous line from Star Wars, thinking Darth Vader says, "Luke, I am your father."
What is "No, I am your father"?
A lack of this can make it harder to remember things and focus.
What is water (hydration)?
The strange sensation of feeling like you've already experienced something that is currently happening, even though you know you haven't actually been in that situation before.
What is Déjà vu?
This illusion makes two objects look like they’re different sizes, even though they’re the same.
What is the Ponzo illusion?
The logo for this peanut butter brand is often misremembered as "Jiffy," even though it was never called that.
What is Jif?
Exercising this part of your body helps improve memory.
What is the brain?
This expression is used when you know a word but can't say it or "find".
What is on the tip-of-the-tongue?
This illusion makes parallel lines look like they are bending.
What is the Hering illusion?
The logo for this fruit company is often misremembered as featuring a pineapple on top, even though it never did.
What is the Fruit of the Loom logo?
This memory condition, often caused by brain injury, prevents people from making new memories.
What is amnesia?
This memory error happens when you strongly associate a song, smell, or place with an old memory.
What is an involuntary memory?